Our Unique 50th Anniversary
Ft. Collins, CO - August 17, 1974
Story by Hazel & Phil Parsons, written
August 25, 1974
Our children and grandchildren planned to surprise us on
our
50th Wedding Anniversary which would be September 21, 1974, but
because of school schedules, they arranged to have it on August
17th.
Photo of some of the grandchildren,
at the Library Park from left:
Mark, Larry, Barbara,
Becky, Linda, Kelly at Library Park.
Neta, with Mark, Kelly and Becky arrived August 10th, Bob
and
Erdeena with Larry, Sunday evening August 11th, and Ray and Mary
with David, Linda, Tom and Barbara after midnight that night.
All of them were as busy as bees with plans that Hazel and I were
not supposed to know about so the old house took on a great air
of mystery. Bruce and Iris Henderson arrived from South Dakota
on Friday the 16th, and Gordon and Ruth Becker came from Lincoln,
Nebraska the same day. Saturday morning the 17th, Ralph and Mary
Quint and Charles and Avis Chipman came bringing Mabel Loyd with
them, and Gene and JoAnn Quint brought Florence Morris, Grace
Gilliland and Veva Quint. Mable Loyd was from Salina, Kansas,
Grace Gilliland from Arkansas City, Kansas, all the others from
Hill City, Kansas. A bit later Don and Polly Parsons from
Denver, Colorado drove in bringing Marion Ross of Salt Lake City.
Robert Becker drove out from Denver, and Albert and Bertha Stolz
came from Loveland, Colorado.
In Photo, left to right: Phil, Gordon,
Ruth, Hazel, Mary (standing)
Ray, Erdeena, Stan, Neta, Iris (seated)
The wedding dinner was served in Fellowship Hall at the
First
United Methodist Church in Ft. Collins. Ray had arranged
delightful seating and 36 family members and 14 neighbors and
friends joined us, so our 50th was celebrated with 50 people at
dinner at 6:30 PM Saturday, August 17th, 1974.
After the guests
were seated, Stan stepped on stage to give the welcome greeting
and then requested Rev. Paulsen to ask the blessing.
In Photo, at table from left:
Gene, Avis, Charles, JoAnn
Hazel's own
Circle together with another Circle of the United Women's
Methodist Fellowship served a delicious Anniversary Dinner.
After dinner Ray became Master of Ceremonies and
introduced
everyone.
Photo, around table from left:
Phil, Florence, Hazel, Mabel,
Veva, Grace , Marion , Ruth.
Photo, left to right:
Mary, Ralph, Iris, Bruce.
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